Predictors of success in high school:
Overall Goals ~

To increase freshmen overall grade
point average

Prepare freshmen for the rigors that
await them their sophomore year in
high school.

Each addi onal percentage point
increase in a endance decreases
the odds of repea ng 9th grade by
5%.
Increase freshmen opportuni es for
programs and grants that are based
on overall grade point average.
Why do students need TransiƟons?
Na onally, a recent study of public
NinthGrade
Transition
Program
The higher the number of credits a
student a empts in 9th grade, the
lower the odds of not being promot‐
ed to 10th grade.
Students a end class more o en
when they have strong rela onships
with their teachers, and when they
see school and their coursework as
relevant and important to their fu‐
ture.
school enrollment pa erns shows that…
 There is a sharp increase in the
number of students enrolled in ninth‐
grade over the last 30 years,
indica ng that an increasing number
of students are being retained.
 Also, the rate at which students
disappear between ninth‐ and 10th‐
grade has tripled over the same me
period (Haney, 2004).
Principal:
Dr. Myriam A. Rogers
Coordinators:
Karl R. Schiffgens
Bryan K. Walker
ConnecƟons –
What Is It?
A Brief Overview
The Transi ons Program at
Paint Branch High School is
made up of two classes.
Students who are selected for
 Consistent emphasis on
content classes
 Reduced distrac ons
the program take Career
Awareness in the morning and
ConnecƟons in the a ernoon.
Career Awareness –
 Each class is supported with a
classroom teacher and a high
school guidance counselor
What Do Students Receive ?
A Brief Overview
 Introduc on to the Cornell
 Extended Time provided for all

Academic support system
students
for select grade 9 students.
Note taking method
 Organiza onal Skills to be er
 Chrome books available to all
 A structured shi from
middle school to high
school to college.
 Empowering students with
the behaviors, confidence
and skills to succeed in
rigorous, challenging
students
track academic performance
 Field Trips to College
 Weekly grade reflec ons
Campuses
 Guest Speakers
 Time Management Concepts
 Peer tutoring in student
iden fied area of opportunity
academic courses and to
prosper as global ci zens.